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'Survival' Documentary Series

"Survival" is an eight part documentary series, aired from October 4 as part of the BBC World News Global Health Season. The series offers an insight into how some of the world's biggest killers - TB/HIV, malaria, childhood diseases and neglected tropical disease - affect the poorest communities in developing countries and how those communities are responding. There is a focus on success stories that are improving health in these communities. If scaled up, the interventions described in these documentaries have the potential to save vast numbers of lives and improve the quality of life for millions. New vaccines, new drugs, increased funding, coordination and greater political will are needed to provide a real opportunity to overcome these devastating diseases and health problems and help give communities a real chance.

The documentary on Malaria was aired on the 18 October 2008 and can be viewed on the official website at http://bbcworldnews.survival.tv/documentaries/malaria.php